StoryfulWalk-In COVID-19 Testing in Boston Shuts Down Early Due to High DemandTufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, ended walk-in testing for COVID-19 four hours early on November 23, as a blocks-long line was seen outside the Boston facility …
AUSTIN, Texas – Hyliion has hired Jose Oxholm as vice-president, general counsel and chief compliance officer, the company announced Monday.Hyliion, which offers electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles, said Oxholm will be resp…
TORONTO, Ont. – Six Canadian fleets were recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with SmartWay Excellence Awards.Canadian winners included: Bison Transport; C.A.T. Inc.; JED Express; Logistics Trans West; Midland Transport; and VTL Transport….
AUSTIN, Texas – FlowBelow is moving its headquarters and manufacturing operations from Austin to Round Rock, Texas, as it has outgrown the existing facility, the company announced Monday. FlowBelow moved to the Austin facility in 2014.
“Afte…
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Daimler Trucks has acquired a minority stake in the U.S. software firm Luminar Technologies as part of a strategic partnership to bring Level 4 autonomous trucks to the market, the company said Friday.Daimler’s U.S. subsidiary, Daim…
More than a dozen cook trainees on P.E.I. are back in the kitchen after COVID-19 forced a six-month pause to their education.
The free entry-level cook training program is offered by the Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island and th…
A truck driver lost his life during an accident at a New York loading dock last week.
The fatal accident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on October 2, 2020, in Germantown, New York.
New York State Police (NYSP) say that they were dispatched to Taconi…
AUSTIN, Texas – Hyliion has completed its merger with the special-purpose acquisition company Tortoise Acquisition Corp, the hybrid truck powertrain maker announced late Thursday.The merger, approved by Tortoise stockholders this week, will result in t…
TORONTO, Ont. – Several first-year post-secondary students are receiving a financial boost for their studies, through the latest Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Education Foundation scholarships.The scholarships are awarded based on a balance of aca…
A councillor has been accused of tuning into a virtual council meeting while driving a lorry.
Conservative David Brown, who hold the tourism, arts and culture brief on Boston Borough Council, raised a few eyebrows during his attendance at the cabinet m…
MILTON, Ont. – Brian Hunter of Coca-Cola Canada Bottling is the winner of the 2020 Rick Austin Memorial Dispatcher of the Year Award.The award was announced Wednesday by the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) at its annual conference.
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This weekend, NASCAR has touched down at the Daytona International Speedway, but is using the road course layout. Now, very few NASCAR Truck series drivers have experience on road courses, and Brett Moffitt and Austin Hill are two of them.
NASCAR i…
AUSTIN, Texas – Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card is joining the board of Hyliion Inc., which offers electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 commercial vehicles.Card’s appointment follows Hyliion’s decision to merge with Tortoise Acqui…
The coronavirus crisis has been an undeniably difficult period for businesses across Essex.
After months of lockdown and hardship, many were forced to close their doors forever or return knowing the months and years ahead would be long and arduous.
But…
Every so often, my friend Chet Gordon has a stopover in St. Louis, and we meet for dinner.
Chet is a long-haul truck driver these days, so we stick close to the interstate. Ideally, he’s able to find a parking spot among the tractor trailers at a Love’…